Reha Muhtar, a Turkish anchorman, columnist and television reporter, died on June 3, 2026, at age 66.
Born in Istanbul on July 21, 1959, he began his career as a reporter for TRT before gaining national prominence on private television. He became widely known as the host of debate program “Ateş Hattı” on Show TV and later as an anchorman on the same network, where his direct style and unusual questions made him a familiar figure to Turkish viewers.
Muhtar also worked as a columnist for Vatan and was of Iraqi Turkmen descent.